Two Harbors, Minnesota

From the first shipment in 1884, iron ore had been the foundation of the city of Two Harbors. Gigantic lakers [ships that sail the Great Lakes; salties are ocean bound ships] continue to maneuver around the ore docks in Agate Bay, where the historic tug, Edna G. is docked. An easy walk along the waterfront and through a neighborhood, along the Sonju Trail, leads to the other bay, Burlington Bay, home of the town beach.

As the largest town on the shore, Two Harbors has a number of non-tourism related businesses and community events, which you may find interesting and are most welcome to attend. Stop at the R.J. Houle Visitors Center on the northeast end of town for up-to-date events. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, this log cabin was once the Cloquet Lake fire station; read more about it on the plaque just outside the center.